The conventional wisdom is that Brazil's humiliating 7-1 defeat to Germany in the World Cup has created an unprecedented climate of gloom that will affect President Dilma Rousseff's chances to win re-election in October. But the conventional wisdom may be...

BRASILIA, Brazil Austerity is changing the lives of Brazilians, jacking up the cost of living on items from credit cards to gasoline. It also may clean up the country's economic mess and pave the way for a recovery. Governments at all levels are...

Brazilian federal prosecutors on Friday said they're seeking $1.55 billion from six construction and engineering companies for their alleged involvement in a massive kickback scheme at state-run oil firm Petrobras. The amount included $111 million in...

No one seriously questions any more whether Rio de Janeiro will be ready for the 2016 Olympics. A year ago, an International Olympic Committee vice president called Rio's preparations the "worst" in memory. But since then, work has accelerated...

Rio de Janeiro's world-famous samba school parades held their grand finale as the five-day-long Carnival celebration came to an end on Tuesday morning. Samba schools paraded giant floats starting Friday night, singing and dancing past masses of spectators...

Petrobras' board of directors named a new chief executive on Friday, choosing the head of the nation's Banco do Brasil to take charge of the state-run oil company following a shake-up over a massive kickback scheme. The selection of Aldemir Bendine,...

Brazil's exports stand to gain from a currency that will weaken further and from stronger ties with the U.S., said the country's Industry and Trade Minister, Armando Monteiro. Monteiro will travel to Washington next week in an effort to eliminate...

Cuban President Raul Castro demanded on Wednesday that the United States return the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, lift the half-century trade embargo on Cuba and compensate his country for damages before the two nations re-establish normal relations....

Russia on Thursday began rolling out a sweeping embargo on food imports from the United States, members of the European Union and allied nations in response to those countries' economic sanctions for Moscow's aggressiveness in Ukraine.
Prime Minister...

Brazil was still in mourning Wednesday, the day after its World Cup team suffered the most one-sided semifinal defeat in tournament history.
"Massacre" was the banner headline in one newspaper. Two others went with "Humiliation."...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- As the last of the World Cup visitors headed for the airports Monday, Brazilians began to reclaim the pristine beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema while traffic in Sao Paulo returned to its regular weekday snarl and the seaside hotels in...

Mexico’s World cup soccer coach defended the use of a gay slur used by the team’s fans at the World Cup after soccer’s governing body started an investigation.
Fans at the World Cup have carried on a practice common in Mexico of shouting a derogatory...

Brazilian police and protesters clashed on Thursday just hours before the opening game of the World Cup, injuring at least five people, although excitement began to build elsewhere as cheering, flag-waving fans converged on the stadium. The tournament has...

Between a cluster of bars in this small coastal town, middle-aged European men hover around dozens of fresh-faced Brazilian women in tight dresses.
Around the corner, two girls who look to be in their teens flag down cars, signaling their availability to...